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The effect of reflexotherapy and massage therapy on vital signs and stress before coronary angiography: An open-label clinical trial [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Complementary medicine interventions are now successfully used to reduce stress as well as to stabilize hemodynamic indices within different procedures.
Khaledifar, A., Khaledifar, A., Khaledifar, B., Mokhtari, A., Nasiri, M.   +4 more
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Low‐value care and variation in practice in the care of children hospitalized with bronchiolitis in Canada (CareBEST): Protocol for a multi‐center prospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Low‐value care refers to health services for which the potential harms or costs outweigh the benefits of use. Bronchiolitis is the most common and among the most costly causes of pediatric hospitalizations. Evidence consistently shows that many common tests and treatments used to manage bronchiolitis do not improve outcomes ...
Branden Bonham, Tamara Perez, Michelle Bailey, Nick Barrowman, Christopher Bonafide, Ariane Boutin, Melanie Buba, Francine Buchanan, Matthew Carwana, Breanna A. Chen, Evelyn Constantin, Kim de Castris Garcia, Francesca del Giorgio, Zachary Dionisopoulos, Christine Fahim, Karen L. Forbes, Jeremy N. Friedman, Josée Anne Gagnon, Peter J. Gill, Mei Han, Nelly Huynh, Maria Karaceper, Terry P. Klassen, Isabelle Lahaie, Patricia Li, Myla Moretti, Sanjay Mahant, Sarah Manos, Hayat Mekhici, Chris Novak, Olivia Ostrow, Caroline Quach, Julie Quet, Mahmoud Sakran, Anupam Seghal, Alan R. Shroeder, Marc‐André Turcot, Gita Wahi, Olivier Drouin, The Canadian Pediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN)   +39 more
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Physical therapy intervention in patients with non-cardiac chest pain following a recent cardiac event: A randomized controlled trial

SAGE Open Medicine, 2015
Objectives: To assess the effect of two different physical therapy interventions in patients with stable coronary heart disease and non-cardiac chest pain. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was carried out at a university hospital in Norway. A total
Astrid T Berg, Signe N Stafne, Aud Hiller, Stig A Slørdahl, Inger-Lise Aamot   +4 more
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When manual disimpaction isn't enough: Case report and review of neostigmine's role in refractory constipation management

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Severe refractory constipation can lead to fecal retention requiring hospitalization, nasogastric cleanout, or manual disimpaction, and in some cases, surgery. Neostigmine, a reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, is commonly used for pseudo‐obstruction but rarely for refractory constipation. Here, we report a 21‐year‐old male with chronic
Mojdeh Mostafavi, Sarah Lee, Victoria Martin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coping Practices of Small‐ and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Facing Power Asymmetry in Digital Platform Business

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital platform (DP) enterprises have risen to the top of the global economy by inverting traditional business models. They earn money through matchmaking, transaction facilitation, and efficient orchestration of other stakeholders' resources.
Lukas R. G. Fitz, Jochen Scheeg
wiley   +1 more source

Frequency Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation From the Surface Electrocardiogram [PDF]

, 2004
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Neither the natural history of AF nor its response to therapy are sufficiently predictable by clinical and echocardiographic parameters.
Bollmann, Andreas, Husser, Daniela, Olsson, Bertil, Sornmo, Leif, Stridh, Martin   +4 more
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Physical therapies for reducing and controlling lymphoedema of the limbs. [PDF]

, 2008
Background Lymphoedema is the accumulation of excess fluid in the body caused by obstruction of the lymphatic drainage mechanisms. Management involves decongesting the reduced lymphatic pathways in order to reduce the size of the limb.
Ahmed, Andersen, Badger, Badger, Bergan, Bertelli, Carroll, Didem, Dini, Erickson, Foldi, Harris, Hornsby, Irdesel, Johansson, Johansson, Kligman, Levick, McKenzie, McNeely, Moffatt, Mortimer, Moseley, Petrek, Sitzia, Sitzia, Szuba, Szuba, Tobin, Wilburn, Williams   +30 more
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Effect of foot reflexology massage on feeling of comfort in open heart surgery patients: A clinical trial study

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2018
Background and Objective: Patients experience full stress condition after open heart surgery. Foot reflexology massage has a potential impact on the comfort of patients with special care.
Fatemeh Sheikhy, Shahnaz Tabiee, Seyyed Abolfazl Vagharseyyedin, Gholam Ali Riyahiinokandeh   +3 more
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Considerations for Initiation and Maintenance of Foslevodopa/Foscarbidopa for Advanced Parkinson's Disease

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background As Parkinson's disease (PD) progresses, motor fluctuations become increasingly difficult to manage with oral medications. Foslevodopa/foscarbidopa (LDp/CDp), delivered as a continuous 24‐h/day subcutaneous infusion, offers continuous levodopa delivery and stable plasma levodopa levels that reduce motor fluctuations. LDp/CDp has been
K. Ray Chaudhuri, Bruno Bergmans, Eric Freire‐Alvarez, Lucie Hopes, Drew S. Kern, Robert S. Kirsner, Giulia Lazzeri, Pedro Mendes‐Bastos, Noriko Nishikawa, Per Odin, Karolina Poplawska‐Domaszewicz, Rajesh Pahwa, Yuval Ramot, Klaus Seppi, Tobias Warnecke, Robert Wiggins, Megha B. Shah, Pavnit Kukreja, Bjoern Fritz, Koray Onuk, Stuart H. Isaacson   +20 more
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Immediate effects of a five minutes back massage on patients’ physiological parameters in critical care unit

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2001
Recent publications have questioned the efficacy of massage. It is acknowledged that critical care environment are stressful for patients in term of invasive medical, and nursing procedures.
H.Rahmani . Anaraki (M.Sc), A.A.Abdollahi (M.Sc), H.Nasiri (M.Sc), M.A.Vakili(M.Sc)   +3 more
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